Gambred Boxing: Anthony Pettis made a successful pro-boxing debut by beating the legendary Roy Jones Jr. via majority decision in Milwauke. The show turned out to be a huge success. According to reports, Gamebred Boxing PPV sales are expected to fall between the 70,000 and 90,000 range
Returning to professional boxing after five years since beating Scott Sigmon, Roy Jones Jr. lasted all eight rounds against former UFC champion Anthony Pettis.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t sufficient to get his hands raised and ‘Captain Hook’ suffered his 10th professional defeat in boxing. Here’s a look at Roy Jones Jr. vs Anthony Pettis purse and payouts.
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According to mmafighting.com, Roy Jones Jr was guaranteed a $700k base price for the fight, excluding the win bonus, PPV shares and sponsorship money. Hence, the former boxing world champion ensured having a million-dollar payday at least in his favor.
UFC veteran Anthony Pettis was guaranteed a $650k base price. While he scored an impressive win over Roy Jones Jr., ‘Showtime’ has earned the win bonus, with added PPV share and sponsorship numbers.
Anthony Pettis bagged a whooping $750k from PFL MMA in 2022 despite suffering a loss against Stevie Ray. Now that he has turned his attention to boxing. ‘Showtime’ Pettis is expected to continue his run in the sport.
Meanwhile, Roy Jones Jr. is 54 years and no longer needs to compete. That said, he fought Mike Tyson for a lucrative $10 million dollar payday in an exhibition in 2020. That’s a way how ‘Captain Hook’ can still earn millions.
Here are the full salaries for the Gamebred Boxing 4 card in Milwaukee:
Roy Jones Jr: $700,000
Anthony Pettis: $650,000
Vitor Belfort: $400,000
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza: $200,000
Jose Aldo: $425,000
Jeremy Stephens: $200,000
Luis Feliciano: $25,000
Clarence Booth: $10,000
Devin Cushing: $40,000
Damian Marciano: $5,000
Gina Mazany: $10,000
Pearl Gonzalez: $50,000
Dillon Cleckler: $40,000
Josh Burns: $15,000
Markus Perez: $15,000
Joe Riggs: $10,000
Bi Nguyen: $15,000
Andy Nguyen: $5,000
Cade Howell: $3,500
Christopher Wingate: $1,500
Mandeep Jangra: $1,000
Ryan Reber: $1,000